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Applying Your Knowledge To Positively Impact The World

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Roger's decision to pursue electrical engineering and how that led him to working at General Motors.

UBC engineering researchers investigate new use for plastic bottles

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What if plastic bottles could find a second life in the landfill - to stabilize earth walls? New research from UBC Okanagan School of Engineering is looking at how we can divert plastic waste.

Mining for talent

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Should the decline in students in mining engineering programs be a cause for concern in the age of the green economy? UBC Civil engineering professor David Elmo weighs in.

Civil Engineering BBQ at Locarno Beach

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I recently had the pleasure of hosting a BBQ at Locarno Beach for various cohorts of UBC Civil Engineering alumni, accompanied by a mix of current students ranging from Undergraduates to PhD candidates in Civil, Mechanical, and Computer Engineering…

A Career That Offers A Healthy Work-Life Balance

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Erin's decision of choosing chemical engineering and combining it with sustainability. She moved on to incorporate both in her career.

Master's of Engineering Leadership 2018 - 5th reunion

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After five years of forging their individual path in the engineering world since their graduation from the Master's of Engineering Leadership (MEL) program at the University of British Columbia (UBC), the class of 2018 reunited for a delightful…

Paint & Wine Night at Locarno Beach

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Although we were having too much fun and forgot to take any group photos, please enjoy the collection of our canvases we painted! We had a pizza, wine, and paint night at Locarno Beach where we gathered as old friends from our days in Applied…

From Inspiration To Impact: Theresa's Journey in Computer Engineering

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Theresa's decision of studying computer engineering and how that resulted in her working at IBM.

Interdisciplinary Applied Science research tackles health inequities, healthy aging

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Five interdisciplinary research projects involving UBC Applied Science researchers are each receiving up to $25,000 from UBC Health to develop innovative solutions to pressing health challenges. 

Two UBC undergraduate students win CEMF Engineering Ambassador Awards

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UBC engineering students Anjali Menon and Samantha Krieg were recently announced as winners of the Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation's Faces of the Future awards.

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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